Two Graves (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Aloysius Pendergast: Mysterious, super intelligent genius who appears to know everything about everything. Practices obscure arts that allow him to use his mind in ways that appears he has superpowers. Part of the main cast of characters in the first two books then became the focal character of all subsequent books. He is independently wealthy. Always very meticulous in dress and manners. He's also an FBI agent, however appears to have a very unique position where he can investigate any case he chooses or finds. Even if its not FBI jurisdiction, he's allowed to have an unofficial presence in the case. It has yet to be revealed in the books, why or how this came to be.
• Helen Esterhazy Pendergast: Agent Pendergast's wife who had died in an lion attack years ago. In recent prior books, it was revealed that she was still alive and had faked her death. But her motives were suspect. Causing Pendergast mental anguish. This information isn't a spoiler because it's all information learned in the prior books.
• Judson Esterhazy: Helen Pendergast's brother. In recent books, he re-appears in Pendergast's life and is a part of Pendergast learning that Helen did not die in the lion attack a decade plus earlier.
• Vincent D'Agosta: Police detective who often works with Agent Pendergast. He was in the very first book, The Relic. Worked the Museum murders.
• Constance Greene: Orphaned girl who is Agent Pendergast's ward. Currently in a sanitarium. Is a recurring character in the books. Sometimes as a major player, sometimes in the background. She's a very unique and strange character. The key element being that she was born in the 1800s. Her backstory has been revealed in pieces throughout the books. I don't believe we know the whole story yet. If memory serves, she first appears in the 3rd book, Cabinet of Curiosities.
• Mime: Computer genius, hacker of questionable ethics whose only contact with the outside world is Pendergast. Introduced in prior novels.
• Kurt Weber: Owner of a warehouse in downstate New York
• Wulf Konrad Fischer: A leader of the Nazi group
• Thomas Purview: Lawyer, attorney on record, whose address is listed on the deed for warehouse owned by Kurt Weber.
• Dr. Horace Allerton: Renown Geologist.
• Tristram and Alban: Two of the central characters of this book. Anything else about them would be a spoiler.
• Corrie Swanson: Young criminal justice student who works sometimes for Agent Pendergast. She first appeared in an earlier Pendergast novel.
• Jack Swanson: Corrie's long absent father.
• Diogenes Pendergest: Brother to Agent Pendergast. Presumed Dead. He's a main character from an earlier arc of Pendergast novels. He was not a nice dude.
• Captain Laura Hayward: New York City Police Captain and girlfriend to Vincent D'Agosta.
• Herr Proctor: Pendergast's manservant who performs duties such as: chauffeur, bodyguard, butler
• Dr. John Felder: Doctor at the Sanitarium for the criminally insane who had treated Constance for her "insanity". In a prior book, he was responsible for Constance's escape and was removed as her doctor of record because of it.
• Merv: Add a description of this character.
• Conrad Gibbs
• Dr. Wayne Heffler
• Mary Greene
• Thiago
• PETER S. JOYCE
• Dr. Pizzetti
• KYOKO ISHIMURA
• Dukchuk
• Berger
• Alexander Wintour
• Scheermann
• Michael Jackson Mendonça
• Dr. Matilda Ziewicz
• Mr. Purview
• Mr. Franklin
• Mr. Goodbody
• Viola Maskelene
• Warsaw
• Glen Singleton
• Midge Rawley
• Enoch Leng
• Egon
• Miller
• Dr. Putz
• Maggie
• Charlie
• ALBAN LORIMER
• Joe Ricco
• Emma Grolier
• Frank
• Dr. Ostrom
• Lenny Otero
• Madeleine Teal
• Belmiro Passos
• Mrs. Waxman
• Charlie Foote
• Mandy
• Nietzsche
• Souza
• Miss Wintour
• Dr. Faust

Quotes edit see section history

• “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”

  Confucius

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New York City: Site where Helen was kidnaped
• Mexico: Where Pendergast tracked Helen's abductors
• Brazil: Where Pendergast tracked the people responsible for the kidnapping.

Organizations edit see section history

• Der Bund: a shadowy group of Nazis, or Nazi descendants responsible for kidnapping Helen Pendergast.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Cold Vengeance, and followed by White Fire .

Preceded by Cold Vengeance.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Douglas Preston (Author)
2. Lincoln Child (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Authors Pendergast File newsletter website

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